Author: James Martin
The update puts TikTok in the leagues of Google-owned video sharing giant YouTube. (Picture: Unsplash)TikTok is more than tripling its maximum video length by allowing users to post videos upto 10 minutes long. TikTok has reportedly been testing the change over the past several months. The company has been gradually increasing its allowed video length from the initial 15 seconds to 60 seconds and finally up to 3 minutes following a change in July 2021. ‘We’re always thinking about new ways to bring value to our community and enrich the TikTok experience. Last year, we introduced longer videos, giving our community more time…
President Volodymyr Zelensky today told European leaders Ukrainians are ‘paying the ultimate price to defend freedom’.Speaking to the European Parliament via a video link, he called on member states to prove their loyalty to Ukraine in its war with Russia.His powerful speech was met with a standing ovation from EU lawmakers, many of whom were dressed in #standwithUkraine T-shirts adorned with the Ukrainian flag, while others wore blue-and-yellow scarves or ribbons.“The European Union is going to be much stronger with us, that’s for sure. Without you, Ukraine is going to be lonesome,” he said.“Do prove that you are with us.…
The Duchess appeared to be wearing her pair of Blundstone’s popular Chelsea boots.These retail currently for £163.56, however can be purchased even cheaper at £109.50 on Amazon.Kate wore minimal makeup for the trip to the farm, and her hair was curled into stunning ringlets.The Duchess also wore a pair of miniature gold Gaia hoop earrings from Sezane, which cost a whopping £50.Royal fans took to social media praising Kate’s style. Source link
The Queen has carried out two virtual audiences this morning (Picture: PA)A new picture shows the Queen holding virtual audiences as she recovers from Covid. Her Majesty felt well enough to speak to foreign diplomats after postponing a number of similar engagements last week. There were concerns for the frail 95-year-old monarch after she tested positive on February 20. Buckingham Palace said at the time she was experiencing ‘mild cold-like symptoms’. She is believed to be making a ‘good recovery’, although remains on ‘light duties’ until she is back to full strength. On Tuesday, she received His Excellency Mr Carles Jordana Madero…
It’s almost hard to watch the devastatingly accurate depiction of the opioid epidemic – and its insidious invasion of America at the hands of scheming pharmaceutical executives – on the Hulu drama Dopesick. It was equally hard to watch its star, Michael Keaton, break down while accepting a Screen Actor’s Guild award over the weekend, dedicating the trophy to his sister, Pam, and her son, Michael Douglas Scichilone – who died in 2016 in Pennsylvania, a victim of the same epidemic chronicled in Mr Keaton’s show. The 34-year-old was lost to “fentanyl and heroin,” Mr Keaton said in a previous…
The choice of words is deliberate and identifies which is against the law and which is simply advised against.Even though it isn’t illegal for someone to park in front of and block your driveway, it’s certainly a problem.The Metropolitan Police has issued some advice on how to handle this situation.The official information reads: “If someone has blocked your driveway so you can’t drive in, we appreciate this can be very frustrating.“If you can find the owner of the vehicle, we’d first recommend asking them politely to move it.“If you can’t find them, try leaving a note on their windscreen. After…
The West Ham player has faced fierce backlash for footage showing him abusing his cat (Picture: Rex/The Sun)A horrific video showing West Ham player Kurt Zouma slapping and kicking his cat may have started a sick online trend. The 27-year-old defender was fined £250,000 and had his cats taken away from him after he posted a clip of himself violently abusing one of his Bengal moggies last month. But the effects of the hard-to-watch video have not stopped at Zouma’s poor pet. The RSPCA said it is ‘alarmed’ at hearing reports of a craze where people kick helpless cats, film…
We are launching the Refugees Welcome fund to raise money for the thousands of men, women and children who are fleeing the fighting in Ukraine. The crisis has shocked our readers and the world, and – as part of our Refugees Welcome campaign – we have set up a fund to bring desperately-needed help to those who need it now.Your donations will go to charities on the ground, including the Red Cross, who are supporting refugees crossing the border into Ukraine’s neighbours – Poland, Romania, Hungary, Moldova and Slovakia – as well as people displaced from their homes within Ukraine.…
Microsoft is warning millions of Windows users to be careful when trying to clean up their PCs. The US technology giant says it has discovered a bug that affects the option to remove and erase files. It appears that when users try to reset their devices and use the “Remove everything” option, files can still remain on the PC.It’s a worrying discovery as many Windows fans would rightly believe that everything is wiped once they perform this function. The issue seems to be related to files being synced with cloud services such as OneDrive.Speaking about the bug, Microsoft said: “When…
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Prince Charles has said the Russian invasion of Ukraine represents a ‘brutal and unconscionable’ attack on democracy. The Prince of Wales was speaking at a ceremony to grant city status to Southend-on-Sea in Essex, following the death of MP Sir David Amess, who was stabbed at a constituency surgery last year. He said ‘no-one could have given more’ than Sir David ‘for the values which underpin society we share’. Charles, 73, continued: ‘Values which appear all the more precious at this present…